India is a country with a vast territory and diverse religions, which creates a diverse local festival culture. It is said that there are over a
thousand festivals in India throughout the year.
This puzzle has two parts:
(1) Unscramble the letters of the 36 words relating to India and its festivals.
(2) Then place the 36 words in the boxes below to form a word cross.
For those not familiar with Indian culture and its celebrations, there are hints that you may click on for some of the words.
Note: Close the hint window after reading the hint.
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Solution to the Problem:
1. SITA -- wife of Lord Ram
2. KRISHNA -- a widely popular God
3. SIEVE -- What married women look through on the festival of Karva Chauth
4. LORD
5. SHIVA -- This Lord is the Destroyer
6. GANESHA -- the elephant-headed God
7. PARVATI -- the wife of the Hindu god Shiva
8. HOLI -- Festival of colors
9. FESTIVAL
10. COLORS -- Holi celebrates this
11. DIWALI -- Festival of Lights
12. GOOD -- Some festivals celebrate the triumph of good over evil, such as Diwali and Holi
13. EVIL
14. HARVEST -- Seasonal festivals mark the harvest seasons like Onam in Kerala, Makar Sankranti in the north, and Pongal in south
15. REPUBLIC -- This day celebrates the Anniversary of the Constitution of India
16. PONGAL -- Harvest festival in south India
17. GANDHI -- The birthday of The Father of the Nation
18. LIGHTS -- Diwali is the Festival of Lights
19. LOSAR -- Tibetan New Year
20. NAVARATRI -- 9-nights worshipping three goddesses
21. ONAM -- New Year for the Malayali People in Kerala
22. INDEPENDENCE -- Freedom from British rule (August 15)
23. HEMIS -- Birth of Lord Padmasambhava
24. CAMEL -- Pushkar Camel Fair
25. MUHAMMAD -- Id-e-Milad is a precious festival for Muslims, who celebrate the birthday of Prophet Muhammad. It is also known as Muhammad's Birthday,
Nabi Day or Mawlid.
26. BUDDHA -- May 16th celebrates this birthday
27. FAST -- Fasting is a regular feature of the Hindu religion and is practiced during festivals such as Shivaratri, Saraswati Puja and Durga Puja.
28. MAHASHIVRATRI -- Worship of Lord Shiva
29. HINDU -- Chaitra Sukhladi celebrates this New Year
30. GITA -- one of the revered Hindu holy books
31. CHRISTMAS -- A Christian celebration
32. FIRE -- The night before Holi, pyres are burnt in North India.
33. TAMIL -- The oldest language in the world still in use
34. BHARAT -- Indian name for India which originates from the sanskrit word for fire
35. ASHOKA -- Indian emperor who promoted the spread of Buddhism
36. BRAHMA -- The creator and part of the Hindu Trinity
Colin Bowey noted that the placement locations for SITA and GITA could be interchangeable in the puzzle.
He also noted that I should have used the English spelling COLOURS instead of COLORS for #10.
